The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-09
Maladies in Which Memphis Feels
Absorbing Interest Discussed.
The Night Session Given Over TO
Addresses OF Welcome.
Judge J. w. Clapp and Gov, r. L.
Taylor Welcome Delegates.
President George M. Sternberg Deliv.
ers His Annual Address. Which is
Splendid Contribution to
Scientific Literature.

One OF the most important aud repre-
sentative bodies OF men who have assem-
5lcd in this city for some time is that OF
he American public health association,
which convened in the United States court
room at 10 o'clock yesterday morning this
oeing its sixteenth annual session. The
body is not a large one in point of mem
scnship, but they are all distinguished and
Eholariy looking gentlemen, with culture
md refinement pictured in their faces.
Mos, Of them have passed the meridian Of
iie and have for years been known TO sci
sncc and the world Almost every State
In the Union is represented and the do
miniun ui Canada sends several oi her
most eminent saniIrians.
The dicnifcd and cuditc assembly is
presided over by DR.. George NJ. Stosbcrg,
vi Baltimore, Who is surgeon, with the
rank OF majo', In the United States army.
He Is also one OF the most noted hacter-
ologisis IN the country, The convention
Nas opened With prayer 10y the Rev. DR..
Daniel
The following members were present:
DR. J. Eoricn Lindsey Nashville; DIR.
John H. Rauch, Chicago; Dr. III. A. John
son, Chicago, DR.. =. Moutinmbcri, Que.
bee, Dr. G. H. Hewitt, Red Wing. Mimi;
DR. !. 4. Watson, Concord. \. H.. DR.. II.
7. Walco,i, Cambridge. Mass; DR.. l.. 4.
Soloman, Or. Joseph Holt, New Orleans,
DIR. A. 4. Holt, Cambridge, Mass; Dr.
Geo. II. Robe, Baltimore; Dr. VIM. Bro
die, Dctnnji; Or. T. X. Powell, nancyyillc,
Dr. J. i. Kennedy. nrs Moincs la, Dr.
q. NJ Stcnbcrg L. :. A.; Dr. H. G., linds.
ley, New Haven, Conn; Dr. A. T.. Sin-
clair, Memphis; Prof VIM. H. Brewer,
New Haven: DR.. W. n. Winston. Mem
phis; d. -, d. Saunders, Memphis.
Dr. Ezra ". Hunt, Trenton, " j.; br
r. ;. Goodwin, Thomnsion, Conn;
DIR. L. \. Jones, Taunton, Mass; DR.. VIM.
Bailey, Louisville, Ky; Dr. &. q. rruhst,
Columbus, O.; Dr. Jas. g. Reeves, Wheel
ing. W. Va; G.. 7. Conn, Concord, Mas
A. n. Bcll, Brooklyn, y. v; l.. 4. FALL.
CANT, Savannah, Ga; VIM. &. Otlcnon,
Brooklyn, y. Y; Louis &. dllomcrlin.
II. &. nunnavunt, OsccDla, Ark; s. =.
kilyingion, \. 4. Amcs, g.. w Cody, H.
e. Morac, Minneapolis, Mimi. NJ. II.
Baker, Lansing, Mich; 4. Il. Rice. Spring
field, Mass D. q. Richardson, Osccoln,
Ark; J. 4. Mead, Darlington. Miss: Ru-
doiph Herring. New York; T.. T.. Burrows
Hndslcv, ont; Walter Wyman, United
States marine hospital surgeon; T.. z.
Montreal; w. J. Smith.
Memphis, Tenn, H. Il. Iierbeck, Charles.
ton. : G.; II. II. Terrell, Robert Martin.
Milwaukee, VIE; r. Rutherford. Austin,
Tex; J. q. Jones J. W. lcddin. Topeka.
kas.; Dr. l. Ihhcrgc, MonirnE n.
Hatchcit, Fort Smith, AK: A. l.. Carter.
Dallas, Tex; u, W Mitchell. T.. lippin
colt, Memphis, Tenn.
After the announcement frnm the com
miiico ol arrangements, through DR.. q. n.
Thornton, chairman. aud the report NJ the
secrctaryirasurr and executive commit.
Tee, the following members wcrc elected
Benjamin Helper Bourbon, Kas: Dr.
Horace v. Smith, blair, Pa; Sam Dui.
field, Detroit Mich: Philip Rtrows,
Lindsey, Ont. 4. a. Amcs. Minncapo.
liz, MINI; Gporsc W. Cooley, Mime
npolis MINI; Potter Jacob Guilcl, Ducsh-
Kill, Pa; Charles II. Alden. Fort Smell.
ING, Mimi; David Hubbard Nu,tinr. Ran
dolph, Vt; Oyias Willard Peck, Onomta,
\. Y; h. franklin sherman. Elizabeth.
n. Y; Frederick Bancroft, Denver. Col:
James \. Smrlllinc, Cauaiuhnric. n. Y.
Michael loshnar Trinado, Col; John
Henry Scans, Waco. Tex: Emanuel Fer.
villa laChapilla, Montreal. Can: VIM.
Thomas tUmyUlDnau, Baltimore, Md;
Augustus Peek Clark. Cambridge, Mass.
Ihomas Messenger Drawn, Boston. Mass.
John bJpusic Columbus GnEyo, Thiho.
dcaux, a., samuel Wendell Wclision.
New Haven, Conn: Henry Ernest, llnrri.
bon, \. Y; Ausirio white Alyurl, Rattle
Greek, Mich, Robert Chalmers Davis.
Tcnoca, :. c.. Samuel 4. nohhc. Ashc.
vile, y. g.; Charles James Fox, Will.
mantle, Conn: John Elsnrr. Denver. Col:
Henry Moore, Minneapolis, MINI; Samuel
:. kiluiutou, Minneapolis, Mimi; Frank
Edwin lblkwiih. New Haven, Conn.
hustofil l.'iut, New Haven, Conn; Gconp
nlion huuliitlc, New Haven, Conn; ~.
a. linihicum. Helena, Ark; !. A. Davis.
Alpia, Miss; l.. A. Cahhigh, Chattan.
oogl, Tenn. George W. Overall. Mem.
phis, AndWw !. Fuller, Kansas City. Mo.
A. g. Sinclair, Memphis. W. &. Oticuon.
BROOKLYN, " Y; Louis llomcrgun, Brook.
Ign, \. y, John McCarly, Youngstown.
o. ". l. Williiord, Memphis; Frank
winthrop Diaper, rUslun, Mas: Henry
llummcr lluuolsbuv, Nv; y. ". Cole.
Nashville, Tenn james phclan, Mem.
phig J. ", Cullcnlrr. Nashville, Tenn.
X II Mnuv, Memphis VIM. n. Winston,
Memphis Joseph Mokcn Wells. Lambert.
vile, y. j.; Ashycl rarmclin GrInncll.
burlington, Vt; A. Nash, Joliet, lll; n.
A. Pencil, Cartonvillc, H.: u. g. T..
Bcardslcy, Ottawa, o.; A. II Bmndhridgc,
Nenia, o.; :. ~. Smith, Warren. o.: &. A.
IuRud, Hamilton, o.. VIM. Alfurl. Hen
dcnon Coop, Friendship, Tenn
ASSOCIATE NEMHERs.
Robert Mornry, New Haven, Conn.
Edward :. Nelson, Delaware, o.. jaime.
W. Bartlett, Dover, n. H.; j. A. Iaily, ],
John Frayscr, Stephen Cummings, VIM
ii. Bates, John T. Frank, A. G.. Tcadwoll
John llcadncy Speed, John johnson
Thomas J. Latham, James Scott Robinson
X g. Graves, Moses u. katzonbcrgcr
John J. Miles, w. II. Bingham, j. &. Me
Davitt, George b. Peters, Anthony Ross
Niles Meriwether, John u. Randlc, \. s
Galloway, VIM. Joiner Chase, 4. i. TObin
Thos. J. Graham, w. L. Clapp, W. n
Carroll, Wharton 5. Jones, Jonathan 5
Drake, Memphis
PROTECTING THE SPARK or LirE
'Tho Necessity Of Burial Permits and In
spcction Of Bodies OF Deceased Persons, h,
Carl II. Honch, NJ. d., OF Dover n. H., wa
the 6rst paper read, and the opcningactiy,
business OF the meeting. The lcarnc,
doctor began by defining the nccessaril,
peculiar population Of this great country